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In a couple of years the French luxury Maison Piaget will be celebrating its 150th anniversary and a long, storied heritage of artisanal craftsmanship. After decades of watchmaking innovation, by the 1950s Piaget had established a brand trademark with its ultra-thin movements that became the signature of the Maison, and in 1998 Piaget launched the Altiplano model as the ultimate timepiece in ultra-thin watch elegance.
Now Piaget is opening a new chapter in its history by blending art with craft and introducing a brand new moon phase complication to the Altiplano collection. The new line includes four piece themed around the four seasons and the four elements.
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The Altiplano Moonphase is a technically impressive feat that fits in a 36-mm wide case, with dials that took two years to develop featuring constellations represented in precious stones on a translucent enamel sky created by master enameller Anita Porchet.
Everything had to be shrunk down to size to fit the Altiplano’s ultra-thin aesthetics, and enamelling and gold engraving called for the ultimate level of watchmaking expertise in order to achieve Piaget’s goals.
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The Piaget Altiplano Moonphase also features moon rays of graduated diamonds, sapphires and garnets, with delightful details to surprise such as a elemental ‘Guardian’ appearing at night fall - the Azure Dragon is associated with Spring and wood; the red bird represents Summer and fire; the white tiger represents Autumn and metal; and the black turtle is the Guardian of Winter and water.